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09 October, 2024
 

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Bruce Willis stepping away from acting due to brain disorder

Bruce Willis stepping away from acting due to brain disorder

Bruce Willis is taking a break from acting due to a brain disorder called aphasia, "which is impacting his cognitive abilities," his family announced Wednesday....

Alleged child killer given more time to prepare defense

Alleged child killer given more time to prepare defense

Α 33-year-old woman charged with intentionally killing her 9-year-old daughter was on Thursday given until Monday to prepare her defense....

The American University of Beirut will open its doors next year in Paphos

The American University of Beirut will open its doors next year in Paphos

The American University of Beirut is officially opening its doors beginning next year with a campus in Paphos, according to Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos....

Op-ed: Let's imagine Putin didn't miscalculate

Op-ed: Let's imagine Putin didn't miscalculate

The conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin catastrophically miscalculated. He thought Russian-speaking Ukrainians would welcome his troops. They didn’t. ...

Eurostat: 11% of Cypriot residents are citizens of other EU countries

Eurostat: 11% of Cypriot residents are citizens of other EU countries

The percentage of residents that are citizens of other countries living in Cyprus, both from EU member states and non-EU countries, is higher than 10%, ...

Walls go up as wall comes down in divided Nicosia

Walls go up as wall comes down in divided Nicosia

Turkish Cypriot city officials in north Nicosia say they are prepared to tackle a collapsed Venetian wall with or without help from the south, as both sides on the divided island still disagree on how to fix it together...

Anastasiades: 'We have nothing against Russians, only their government's actions'

Anastasiades: 'We have nothing against Russians, only their government's actions'

"As a country that has been invaded and continues to be occupied, we are obliged, as a matter of principle, to stand with the Ukrainian people and denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine....

Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2022

Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2022

The Stelios Awards promote island-wide business cooperation between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs by giving promising ventures the funding boost they need to grow. Applications for this year focus exclusively on Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots' business activity and, can be submitted until March 31....

US says Putin being misled by fearful advisers

US says Putin being misled by fearful advisers

Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers who are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says....

Clear weather with concentrations of dust in areas

Clear weather with concentrations of dust in areas

Today will see temperatures continue to rise while a high concentration of dust will affect certain areas on the island....

Male birth control pill in the works

Male birth control pill in the works

A contraceptive pill for men has been developed by a team of scientists from the University of Minnesota. According to the researchers, the drug was 99% effective in mice, with no side effects. ...

More humanitarian aid will be sent to Ukraine on the 5th of April

More humanitarian aid will be sent to Ukraine on the 5th of April

The second batch of humanitarian aid for Ukraine is expected to be shipped from Cyprus on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, via the EU Civil Protection Agency, Commissioner for the Citizen Panayiotis Sentonas has said....

Revoking golden passports to Russians ‘impossible’

Revoking golden passports to Russians ‘impossible’

An EU recommendation to member states to recall passports issued to Russian and Belarusian oligarchs on the bloc’s sanctions list puts Cyprus in an awkward position....

Lagarde: Cyprus will be affected by inflation and rising energy costs

Lagarde: Cyprus will be affected by inflation and rising energy costs

Cyprus will be affected by inflationary pressures and higher energy costs due to its dependence on oil imports for electricity generation, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde....

The weather is changing - Temperatures to exceed 30 degrees (live image)

The weather is changing - Temperatures to exceed 30 degrees (live image)

Temperatures will rise significantly from Saturday, April 2nd, with the mercury climbing over 30 degrees....

Fed up doctor lashes out at hospital visit ban

Fed up doctor lashes out at hospital visit ban

A Cypriot doctor who used his medical credentials to tend to a patient in violation of covid protocol says there is no valid basis to keep people away from dying relatives...

US sees key role for East Med in new energy landscape

US sees key role for East Med in new energy landscape

Washington has stressed the renewed importance of the eastern Mediterranean region in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Europe’s need to cut energy dependence on Russia....

Op-ed: Remember Cyprus?

Op-ed: Remember Cyprus?

The interest of Greek politicians, media and citizens in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the risks it poses for all of us is understandably huge....

Russian Ambassador leaves Cyprus after 9 years

Russian Ambassador leaves Cyprus after 9 years

After 9 years of service in the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in Nicosia, Stanislav Osaci leaves Cyprus....

Russian troops begin moving away from positions around Kyiv

Russian troops begin moving away from positions around Kyiv

Some Russian units suffering heavy losses in Ukraine had been forced to return home and to neighboring Belarus, British military intelligence said a day after Russia promised to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city....

Cypriot volunteer doctors travel to Romania to help Ukrainian refugees [VIDEO]

Cypriot volunteer doctors travel to Romania to help Ukrainian refugees [VIDEO]

A group of Cypriot doctors and nurses arrived on Tuesday in the Romanian border town of Siret to volunteer their services for the health care of Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country....

Cyprus has highest rate of femicides by population compared to other countries in study

Cyprus has highest rate of femicides by population compared to other countries in study

A total of 13 femicides were committed in Cyprus between 2019 and 2020, with the victims in two cases being young girls....

Overcoming talent crunch and supply chain upheaval among biggest success indicators for tech in 2022

Overcoming talent crunch and supply chain upheaval among biggest success indicators for tech in 2022

Increased volatility rising out of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reshuffling of priorities for the global technology industry....

€12.9 million in revenue collected from gambling sector in 2021

€12.9 million in revenue collected from gambling sector in 2021

The betting sector in Cyprus has rebounded, reaching pre-COVID-19 levels in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to financial data released by the National Betting Authority (NBA) on Tuesday....

Nicosia roundtable calls on Cyprus to reexamine sanctions

Nicosia roundtable calls on Cyprus to reexamine sanctions

Leaders from the Russian business community in the Republic of Cyprus are calling on the government to reexamine sanctions in the wake of the war in Ukraine, saying the measures were hurting the island nation...

Op-ed: Fertilizer inflation presages a global food supply crisis

Op-ed: Fertilizer inflation presages a global food supply crisis

We know that the war in Ukraine has led to sharp increases in prices for both food and fuel. This in turn has sparked concern that we may see a repeat of the famine and food riots that took place in 22 countries in the years following the global financial crisis, caused by a perfect storm of rising commodities prices....

The Scorpions are coming to Cyprus in July!

The Scorpions are coming to Cyprus in July!

The legendary rock band Scorpions will be performing at Tsirio stadium, in Limassol on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. In honor of the release of their first album 50 years ago, the band is on a world tour promoting the release of their new album "Rock Believer"....

Cablenet, reports Double-Digit Growth for 2021

Cablenet, reports Double-Digit Growth for 2021

During 2021 revenue reached €53.5M, a healthy 14% growth over 2020. This double-digit growth in revenue was driven, largely by the significant growth in the overall Subscriber base, which recorded a 30% increase over the previous year. ...

Ministers point out the need for 'the Cyprus experience' in tourism

Ministers point out the need for 'the Cyprus experience' in tourism

There is a need for quality tourism in Cyprus as well as one that can be resilient in the face of a continuing crisis, ...

Russia to reduce military activity in Kyiv and Chernihiv, Ukraine to adopt neutral status

Russia to reduce military activity in Kyiv and Chernihiv, Ukraine to adopt neutral status

Russia promised at peace talks on Tuesday to scale down its military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine, while Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status but with international guarantees that it would be protected from attack....

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